Longtime Toronto broadcaster Bob McCown hospitalized with serious health issue
Posted June 30, 2023 4:39 pm.
Last Updated June 30, 2023 5:05 pm.
Longtime Toronto sports broadcaster Bob McCown is off the air dealing with a serious health issue.
The former Sportsnet 590 The FAN personality said Friday he is recovering in hospital after having “two strokes over the last couple of weeks.”
“Can’t walk or talk but am getting better very slowly!” the 71-year-old said in a tweet. “Hope to get home and back on the podcast as quick as possible!”
I guess I should let you know that I have had two strokes over the last couple of weeks and have been in hospital since. Can’t walk or talk but am getting better very slowly!
Hope to get home and back on the podcast as quick as possible!— Bob McCown (@FadooBobcat) June 30, 2023
McCown is best known as the former host of Prime Time Sports, which he fronted from 1989 until 2019. He is currently host of his own podcast, which airs on his YouTube channel and is broadcast weekdays on Sirius XM.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, McCown began his radio career in 1975. He served as a public-address announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays’ inaugural season in 1977 and was a television host on “Sportsline,” a formative late-night sports highlights show.
McCown was recognized for his outstanding career and contributions to Canadian sports journalism at the Sports Media Canada Awards Ceremony in 2013.
